Flash-light or electric torch.



M. H. SPIELMAN. FLASH LIGHT OH ELECTRIC TORCH.

'APPLICATION man MM2?. 1916.

Patent-@d May 22, 191? @Horne ig e vented Certain newun useful improvements MAX E. SP. GF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

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n Be it known that Mgix H. Spinnin/m, si citizen of the United States, und u inside-nt of the borough of Manhattan, in he city, `count v, und Stute of New York, have inin Flash-Lights or Eo'ctz'c 'im'chfes of which 'the fnliowing is n. description in such ful, dem". and exact 'terms as i'vi onuhe any person skilieri in the nrt tu, uhioh i pmains to make und use the. sume. f The object of my ini-Union is in do un'uy with the usuali thumb in" pi'ss butnn sn'ifh so common in eieotric: iush nights. l

My invention seeks to minimi u jhu Justiz of currsm iig/'pinning tho niufuu, dosing ciuvice ut, one end of the? buttery unse und dis posing it. that u turning movoinen uf the cup or cuss opens or chises the circuit 15de-- sired; This furnishes u convenient; way ofl lighting the electric hnib not alow of accident@ cuit.

Reference. is had in the :icconuuniyiufr ami ono which does (rinsing of; the om drawings which represent' as u suinpie the prffeixe embodiments' of my inwntion. In these drmvmgsn Figure 1 is u sevtimm View iongitudinnly.`

of the case.

Fig. L n cross-section un thv hun 2v-2 of Fig'. 1.. und

Fig. i isn pui-nini elevation showing: :L v modification.

Fig. i shows n suctionui viw of a nimilination of the "ix'fnit dosing device.

i0 indicates the cyiindrinul case? which. muy he of nietzu tu scvn :is u, Cmuhwor for fnzryinligthu vul-reni. li, is tho buttery u'hivh is nsuniij.' iuinishvd with a non-Cun dln'iing 1mm-ing ni pupvi or ihn iik@ l2.

M, mw mui of thv e-usv Uw ohutricui lump il is :xrmnlgml :is usuui in u ivhvur l5. the ions 'Ui lic-ingr hohl by :s sorrow cup 17. @ne terminal if thv lump i4 is in contuot with Hm vomi-fe' polo TS of thu huitniy vli und the other is uroundod on ihn rufieim' l5 und from that to iiho nuuuiiio nso G At the bottom @uri oi the onse the usual screw @up i9 is proviriesd whiv'n is ruuiovuue in order io mhni the inbzoduction of the -Qup ons n'uy und in omini' `u cup on butte-ry into un? Case. The cuiient 'puisse-s uiong ih@ euse 1G :m6 to Complete the circuit the euse mus; be, brought into conuc with the lower und of @hs battery 11 unci n z- Cording to nijsinvention this is done by means of ihn spiiui spring Q0 n'hsh is furnisiud with un iusnhition covering hns/s., the huso of the spring wasting; on tho hoom of the soi'ew cup i9 und the upper pari; of ih@ spring in Contact Wh ihn hat The mui ui' this spring is honi finun anni, 'funn thi* has@ of the imii'uiy und te Thus it mn ha soon thun n'hi'n ho unse sup is scren'ed'np tho bont poitior Q3 of' no spring wiii sonic in cuntuci: with, the huso nf the cup hus fo'xuingr un oiefftiirui ciivuit, ami thereby iightinp; the mup.

Thus it can be seen that :1H that is mees sary to light the lmnp fo turn the, scmw to put the hump iutthis motion new! only hu' reversed. Now ii xviii he observed. iin-it this operation ethe. user hoi'uiu the iiuhi is puiv out so thai ihn-reis no (hanger of the hgh; being uihl'wesi to huxn needlessly Roept from the must. wanton mi'vllissnvss. 2 indicates veutihxty l cup on une and of the unse. u. spiral, spring mounted in the cup. in Contact with thv huttoi'y, ons, und of which is bent toward-the huso of th cup so that the circuit is closed by the turning of the cap and the Contact of the @up and bent spring. 3. ."ux oiectric Flush light having an eX- terioi use fm* the buttery und hump, one ieg of the circuit passing through said vase, onuend o'i the ons@ io coso the snme'und adapted to have a moiion longitudinally of the, case upon the turning of the cap and the contact of the cap to engage the battery and close the circuxt upon the said turning of the cap, said contact being formed by a 'spiral sprin 5 base of which is insulate and the end of I which is bent toward the base of the cap to close the circuit when the cap is turned.

inthe cap, the

In testimony whereof have hereunto slgned my name 1n the presence of two witnesses. A

MAX H. SPIELMAN. Witnesses:

PATRICK A. Bomen, ISAAC B. OWENS. 

